moonshiner
Americannoun
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a person who distills or sells liquor, especially corn liquor, illegally.
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a person who pursues any illegal trade or activity at night.
noun
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Origin of moonshiner
Example Sentences
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This one is an action-packed tale centered on a powerful family of moonshiners in 1920s Virginia, and it’s filled with enough dead bodies, doomed romances and sudden betrayals to make you wonder if George R.R.
From New York Times
Immigrants flooding to New York from Ireland during the 19th century brought their poitín recipes with them, and many a quintessential mountain moonshiner probably had an Irish grandfather.
From Seattle Times
EXCLUSIVE: The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has crippled thousands of businesses across the country, but for modern moonshiners, they say sales have been booming.
From Fox News
“Nascar is going to be a thing of the past. They are taking everything out for what it stands for. It was put together by rednecks, moonshiners and hillbillies.”
From The Guardian
The great irony of a sport that originated in the 1940s with rebellious moonshiners outrunning the law is that, in NASCAR, everybody knows their place and keeps to it.
From Washington Post
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